Tail Gun Charlie

Panic Ensues Software

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this game

Man the tail gun turret in this WWII action/arcade shooter! Use your phone's gyroscope or touchscreen to aim your guns, and touch either red button to open fire.

The tail gunner was a critical role in the crew of bombers like the B-17, B-24, B-25, and B-29.

Guns! Rack your twin .50-cals to defend your bomber against the ever-growing waves of Axis fighters.

Planes! Me-109s, FW-190s, Bf-110s, whatever the Axis can throw at you.

Lives! You only get 5. Once 5 enemy fighters make it past your defenses, it's game over for you and your flight crew.

Ammo! As in unlimited, you'll never run out! Just keep an eye on how hot your guns are; if they overheat, the enemy won't wait for them to cool down before swooping in for the kill.

This game is graphically demanding, which means it will gleefully eat your battery. Don't play if you're without a charger and waiting for that call from the hospital to let you know your new kidney has arrived.

If you're aiming using your gyroscope and it drifts out of alignment (or you want to face a different direction), just point your phone at where the "center" should be and hit the Align button at bottom left.

Works with the Arkade Blaster: http://www.arkade.games

Ratings and reviews

This is a fantastic game. Very enjoyable with increasing challenge as you progress. I've been playing this for years and it still keeps me coming back for more. You really need to become a master of leading your targets, and knowing when to use one or more of the other weapons in your arsenal. Great playability, graphics, music, and motion mechanics. If you want to increase the realism of the turret, play it in a chair that spins. Very light on ads and high on enjoyment! Kudos to the developer!

I really like this game. I just wish somehow they can fix it where maybe you could blow up the ships. Maybe if somehow if you hit a certain areas on the ship?? And maybe even when you hit a plane it falls into the area of the ship that helps cause damage??? Just something to think about. NOT a requirement that you have to destroy a ship maybe as a bonus???

Ok, this is just mindless fun! The big band music and images from the era are a great touch. I really liked the floating targets in the beginner levels which lead the enemy aircraft; helpful for honing your skills a bit. (Side note: I grew up learning to trap shoot so the simulation of leading the target is really accurate.) Especially impressive is just knowing that this game was developed by a team of one; great work.

What's new

• Support for latest OS versions